Arsenal must find the form of the early season to see them through the coming games

Two points from the last possible nine is far from good enough. The doubts about Arsenal’s credentials in the title race have now been confirmed following a sobering loss away to Chelsea and what felt like a disastrous draw at home to Swansea. The character shown by Arsenal’s players in the second half against Manchester City was a mixture of frustrating and encouraging. It begged the question why Arsenal aren’t able to play in that way in every game, or at least every big game. They were similarly assured of their ability in the opening phases of the home game against Bayern Munich, but completely failed to turn up in other high-profile matches this season. Manchester City could have been another disaster. Going into ... Read More